Tag: Nigeria Customs Service

Man arrested with $184,800 concealed in a diaper at Kano airport

Aminu Imam

A suspect, Sabo Suleiman, was arrested on June 17, 2021 by a joint operation at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, in Kano, after he came to claim an unaccompanied suitcase that arrived aboard an Ethiopian Air flight ET911 from Saudi Arabia through Addis-Ababa. Upon arrest, it was discovered that a sum of $184,800 (One hundred and eighty-four thousand dollars), SAR 1,723,310 (one million, seven hundred and twenty-three thousand, three hundred and ten Saudi Riyals) was concealed in a diaper pack. The monies were discovered at the screening point when…

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Customs arrest three smugglers, intercept contrabands worth N786m

Aminu Imam

Officers and Men attached to the Zone ‘B’ Strike Force Team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), have arrested three smugglers and intercepted contraband with a duty paid value of N786,911,648 across the northern region. The unit coordinator, DC Oseni Olarukoba, disclosed this on Friday, during a press briefing held at the Katsina State Command headquarters of the NCS. The contraband he explained, was intercepted within the long stretched borders of the Northern States, which covers the Far North-East, North-West and North-Central parts of the country. Olorukoba, while taking journalists…

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Customs seizes tramadol, used clothing, others worth N223m in Lagos

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS),Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, in a news conference in Lagos yesterday, disclosed the seizure of tramadol, used clothing and others with a ‘Duty Paid’ value of N223 million. The Area Controller of the NCS Apapa Command, stated that the tramadol was concealed with 1,000 cartons of ceramic tiles. Yusuf listed others to include seven containers loaded with bales of used clothing and shoes and one container of unregistered pharmaceutical products (989 cartons of Mixagrip tabs) wrongfully declared as Winches and gaskets. He said that based…

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2 arrested at Abuja airport with 3.1m Saudi Riyals stashed in brown envelopes

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), has arrested two Nigerians with over three million Saudi riyal (N300 million) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The suspects arrived Nigeria from Saudi Arabia aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight. They were handed over to the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) for further investigations. EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwajuren confirmed to newsmen that the two suspects were in the custody of the commission. He said the suspects were arrested on Monday by NCS officials. Uwajuren said “they are still in our custody and their claims…

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2 arrested at Abuja airport with 3.1m Saudi riyal stashed in brown envelopes

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), has arrested two Nigerians with over three million Saudi riyal (N300 million) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The suspects arrived Nigeria from Saudi Arabia aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight. They were handed over to the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) for further investigations. The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajuren confirmed to newmen on Friday that the two suspects were in the custody of the commission. He said the suspects were arrested on Monday by NCS officials. He said, “They are still in our custody…

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